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Month: February 2019

Eurovision tickets

Tickets for the final of the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest in Tel Aviv will range between 1,150 to 2,000 shekels (about $318-552), according to the Israel Public Broadcasting Corporation. Ticket prices for the two semifinals will range between NIS 750 and 1,150 ($207-318). 500 tickets for the final rehearsal will be given to the IDF soldiers.

Sights set on the moon

Beresheet will lift off from Cape Canaveral at approximately 3:45 a.m. IST on Friday (8:45 p.m. Thursday EST), catching a ride on one of Elon Musk’s SpaceX commercial space launches.

SpaceIL moonshot to be launched Friday

This morning, SpaceIL, in conjunction with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), announced that the first Israeli spacecraft to land on the moon, “Beresheet”, will be launched this Friday morning. After a seven-week journey, the spacecraft is expected to land on the moon during April.